MAST-CELL CLONES - A MODEL FOR THE ANALYSIS OF CELLULAR MATURATION
MAST-CELL CLONES - A MODEL FOR THE ANALYSIS OF CELLULAR MATURATION
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DOI:
10.1083/jcb.95.2.435
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
7.8
通讯作者:
DVORAK, HF
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作者:
GALLI, SJ;DVORAK, AM;DVORAK, HF
Cloned mouse mast cells resemble, by ultrastructure, immature mast cells observed in vivo. These mast cell clones can be grown in the absence of any other cells, facilitating direct investigations of their biochemistry and function. Cloned mast cells express plasma membrane receptors (FC.epsilon.R) that bind mouse IgF with an equilibrium constant (KA) similar to that of normal mouse peritoneal mast cells. Cloned mast cells do not display detectable Ia antigens and cannot enhance Ig secretion when added to lymphocyte cultures or mediate natural killer lysis. In the presence of 1 mM sodium butyrate, cloned mast cells stop dividing and acquire abundant electron-dense cytoplasmic granules similar to those of mature mast cells. Their histamine content increases concomitant with cytoplasmic granule maturation and may exceed that of untreated mast cells by 50-fold. Unlike peritoneal mast cells, cloned mast cells incorporate 35SO4 into chondroitin sulfates rather than heparin. Unlike fully differentiated mouse peritoneal mast cells, cloned immature mouse mast cells contain no heparin and low levels of histamine. High-affinity FC.epsilon.R are expressed early in mast cell maturation, well before completion of cytoplasmic granule synthesis and mediator storage.